2016 Postmortem

ZX86

(1,428 posts) Fri Feb 12, 2016, 10:04 PM Feb 2016

PBS much better @ debates than Fox, CNBC, CNN, etc.

I was surprised by the difference in tone and questions at the PBS debate. Public policy seemed to be the focus rather than an endless questions designed to embarrass candidates on personal character issues and thinly veiled attempts to have candidates attack each other. I get so sick of "Nobody likes you" questions and "Tell so and so why they're wrong" questions.

It felt like an actual serious discussion of public policy issues instead of a pilot for a reality TV show.

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PBS much better @ debates than Fox, CNBC, CNN, etc. (Original Post) ZX86 Feb 2016 OP

I didn't waste my time but I'd ask you to consider this tech3149 Feb 2016 #1

Granted. The bar is pretty low. ZX86 Feb 2016 #3

So much for free market journalism AZ Progressive Feb 2016 #2

tech3149

(4,452 posts)

1. I didn't waste my time but I'd ask you to consider this

Reply to ZX86 (Original post)

Fri Feb 12, 2016, 11:16 PM

Feb 2016

How much lower can they lower the bar? Politics in general really pisses me off but media focus on politics is even worse. It's all horse race and scandal and we don't care about issues.
My POV is vastly different from the general population because I do not consume corporate news media. Never have, never will.
Petroleum Broadcasting System is no better than the corporate owned alphabet soup of disinformation channels.
They're only better because it takes longer to activate your gag reflex.

ZX86

(1,428 posts)

3. Granted. The bar is pretty low.

Reply to tech3149 (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 12:58 AM

Feb 2016

But PBS did put on a dignified debate. Especially when compared to the hot mess that was Fox and CNBC debates.

AZ Progressive

(3,411 posts)

2. So much for free market journalism

Reply to ZX86 (Original post)

Fri Feb 12, 2016, 11:22 PM

Feb 2016

PBS just humiliates them all.

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